Two-Dimensional Arrays Chapter 11. 11 What is a two-dimensional array? A two-dimensional array has “rows” and “columns,” and can be thought of as a series.

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Two-Dimensional Arrays Chapter 11

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11 What is a two-dimensional array? A two-dimensional array has “rows” and “columns,” and can be thought of as a series of one-dimensional arrays stacked on top of one another.

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11 Multidimensional Arrays Arrays can have more than two dimensions. Multidimensional arrays are not commonly used as they quickly become difficult to manage. Declare multidimensional array: int[][][] anArray = new int[5][5][5];

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11 Implementing Cellular Automata One generation per row One-dimensional array holds on/off status of each cell in each generation

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11 The Game of Life Using two-dimensional arrays: Entire board is one generation. Two-dimensional array holds state of each cell of the game board organized in rows and columns.